Acorus
sweet flag
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Acorus
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 324. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 151, 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 324. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 151, 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Acorus:
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Acorus americanus – American sweetflag, several-vein sweetflag
Very limited distribution in Washington along eastern border with Idaho; widely distributed throughout northern half of North America from Alaska to Newfoundland. -
Acorus calamus – sweet flag Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho, also widespread in central and eastern North America.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Acorus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Acorus checklist entry
OregonFlora: Acorus information
E-Flora BC: Acorus atlas page
CalPhotos: Acorus photos
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